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2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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159 Degrees Awarded
$38,060 Avg Salary
Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,722 and had an average of $45,823 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 534 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,489 and $36,954 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 159 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

#1

Berkeley College - New York

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkeley College - New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

Berkeley College - New York also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Berkeley College - New York is $13,819 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Berkeley College - New York Legal Professions (Other) Report

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 20 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k list, Montclair State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,523 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Montclair State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Montclair State University Legal Professions (Other) Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 30 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,743 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Temple University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Temple Legal Professions (Other) Report

#4

Peirce College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Peirce College landed the #4 spot on the list. Peirce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Peirce, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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#5

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, New Jersey

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #5 spot on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 17 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Berkeley College - Woodland Park is $16,896 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Berkeley College - Woodland Park

#6

Central Penn College

Summerdale, Pennsylvania

Central Penn College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Central Penn College is a small school located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Penn also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $19,992 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Central Penn.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Central Penn College Legal Professions (Other) Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. STJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St John’s University - New York is $26,661 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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